Radiolab is incredibly hard to listen to with all the random noises and things they sprinkle into each episode. Contrast this with This American Life and its a world of difference.
I personally love both styles.
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#12I don't think any discussion of Radiolab is complete without mentioning their episode about "Yellow Rain". I was pretty shocked at how the episode went.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/239549-yellow-rain
The episode contained significant distortions and omissions, all in the purported pursuit of truth.
https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/10/10/deliberate-distor...
This story made plain their lack of integrity. Since then, I've treated Radiolab for what it is- mildly interesting infotainment with unethical people at the helm.
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#13Radiolab is incredibly hard to listen to with all the random noises and things they sprinkle into each episode. Contrast this with This American Life and its a world of difference.
have you listened to a more recent episode (eg this one)? the early episodes sounded like avant-garde sound experiments but the newer ones are much closer to TAL-style editing, just more people talking. they've acknowledged this criticism at least once in an episode.
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#14I don't think any discussion of Radiolab is complete without mentioning their episode about "Yellow Rain". I was pretty shocked at how the episode went. https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/239549-yellow-rain The episode contained significant distortions and omissions, all in the purported pursuit of truth. https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/10/10/deliberate-distor... This story made plain their lack of integrity. Sin…
Interesting read! It however does not shock me. That episode is, with your context, as much about truth for them (radiolab, living in US and trying to understand how they could produce chemical weapons) as about the truth of the Hmong.
What they're living is a world where formal education says the truth. It would be nice if they would admit that a bit, and be more respectful to the interviewee.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doesn't this imply it's best for people who aren't ADHD? Wait, what are we talking about?
As somebody who has ADHD quite severely, I have never once in my life got distracted in the middle of a conversation. That’s not how it works, and I’m so goddamn sick of people making jokes like this about it. Everybody with ADHD is slightly different, but for me it’s more of a disconnect between future rewards and present internal motivation. It’s not an issue when I’m talking to somebody – – that shit is all in the…
I'm a lifelong sufferer myself, and so I like to jest.... forgive me
What you say makes sense and matches the neurology. I find that maintaining my dopamine levels can be a challenge, and on the extreme end, definitely associated with fatigue severe enough to lose track in the middle of a conversation.
Problems with the reward system and executive function are definitely part of the spectrum though! I identify with the symptoms you describe.
Today I'm on wellbutrin for the first time, and Im finding it more effective than amphetamines, despite perhaps an increase in social awkwardness. YMMV
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#16I don't think any discussion of Radiolab is complete without mentioning their episode about "Yellow Rain". I was pretty shocked at how the episode went. https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/239549-yellow-rain The episode contained significant distortions and omissions, all in the purported pursuit of truth. https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/10/10/deliberate-distor... This story made plain their lack of integrity. Sin…
In a search for the truth, eyewitness accounts should basically be ignored. Memory is terrible, and even his memory at the time seems to lack a true smoking gun. As of now, hearing a podcast dismiss an eyewitness account is a welcome change from the "true crime" reliance on them.
Besides that, it seems that both sides had a different expectation on what the topic was going to be. It's understandable that Mr. Yang felt hurt afterwards, and it also makes sense that the interviewers would get frustrated in that situation. A good solution would have been to find a platform for Mr. Yang's story after the miscommunication was realized, but the event seems to have went ugly fast.
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#17I don't think any discussion of Radiolab is complete without mentioning their episode about "Yellow Rain". I was pretty shocked at how the episode went. https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/239549-yellow-rain The episode contained significant distortions and omissions, all in the purported pursuit of truth. https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/10/10/deliberate-distor... This story made plain their lack of integrity. Sin…
I think this is probs my true of all media. Decent enough "info"tainment, but completely befallen to the presenters biases, shot-comings, and ignorance.
I doubt that unbiased, accurate journalism can exist outside of extremely narrow fields (Even then, who knows)
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#18Radiolab is incredibly hard to listen to with all the random noises and things they sprinkle into each episode. Contrast this with This American Life and its a world of difference.
I find the style patronising to the point of irritation. Overly edited, repeatedly cutting to the hosts instead of letting the subject just damn well speak and letting the listeners damn well think for themselves. Maybe I am overly critical but I listen to a wide spectrum of podcast content and their style really gets my back up to the point I gave up listening recently.
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#19Radiolab is incredibly hard to listen to with all the random noises and things they sprinkle into each episode. Contrast this with This American Life and its a world of difference.
Impossible to listen to. I can’t stand it. Their series on the Supreme Court, More Perfect, is slightly better and just manageable. But I couldn’t finish one episode of their flagship show.
I’m relieved to hear I’m not the only one, to be honest. I thought I was going mad. Or worse: old.
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#20Radiolab is incredibly hard to listen to with all the random noises and things they sprinkle into each episode. Contrast this with This American Life and its a world of difference.
have you listened to a more recent episode (eg this one)? the early episodes sounded like avant-garde sound experiments but the newer ones are much closer to TAL-style editing, just more people talking. they've acknowledged this criticism at least once in an episode.
I think I listened to a reasonably recent one when the Furby source code was released recently. Podcasts are one of my favorite ways to relax and I still found it jarring.